What are some literary devices that EB White uses in his short story, “The Door”?
White was known for his crisp, graceful, relaxed style. “No one can write a sentence like White,” James Thurber once stated. White’s stories ranged from satire to children’s fiction. While he often wrote from the perspective of slightly ironic onlooker, he also was a sensitive spokesman for the freedom of the individual. Among his most enduring essays is ‘Once More to the Lake.’ White once said, that he was a busy writer long before he went into long pants. After graduating from Cornell University in 1921, White worked in some miscellaneous jobs, such as reporter for United Press, American Legion News Service, and the Seattle Times. In 1924 he returned to New York. He worked as a production assistant and advertising copywriter before joining the newly established New Yorker.
